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Classroom Technology
Letter to the Editor
Scorn for Federal Study on Impact of Software
As a longtime educational technology executive, I find the federal study proclaiming no advantage to using technology-based reading and math programs incredible.
Classroom Technology
Risk & Reward
Both businesses and school districts face risks as they navigate an emerging and highly competitive market for data tools.
IT Infrastructure & Management
Justice Grant Aids Advanced School Communications
A $246,000 grant from the Department of Justice to the Prince William County school district will be used to pilot-test a new type of software that allows communication among a wide range of devices that school districts already have—including cellphones, walkie-talkies, personal digital assistants, and even video cameras.
Classroom Technology
Software Solution Saves Dollars
A growing number of cost-conscious school districts are finding budget relief in low-cost computer software known as “open source” that can do everything from manage school Web sites to equip classrooms for learning.
Classroom Technology
Researchers Sort Out Data-Analysis Software
Schools districts can choose from a dizzying array of software products to analyze student-achievement data. Now, three researchers have published a paper to help them make an educated choice.
Classroom Technology
High Court Upholds Law on Internet Filtering in Libraries
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a federal law that aims to protect children by requiring public libraries receiving federal technology money to install filtering software on their Internet-connected computers. But the court's opinions in the case leave some questions unanswered and allow for the possibility of further court challenges, legal experts say.
Classroom Technology
Kids' Stuff
Sitting in a booth at a tony hotel café in Washington, D.C., Donna Stanger blends right in with the dozen or so suited professionals at nearby tables.